Joel Westheimer, an assistant professor in the School of Education at New York University and winner of the 1997 Millman Promising Scholar Award presented by Cornell University's Department of Education, will give three public presentations, Oct. 8 and 9, on the Cornell campus.

Westheimer will speak on "Among School Teachers: Autonomy, Community and Ideology," Oct. 8 at 4:30 p.m. in 345 Warren Hall. He also will participate in a brown-bag seminar, "We Don't Just Take the Pictures, We Decide Their Meaning: An Informal Discussion on Education Research," Oct. 9 at 12:10 p.m. in 101 Kennedy Hall. Hosted by the Cornell Education Society, the seminar will focus on Westheimer's educational research. The final presentation, a two-hour workshop on "Democracy, Community and Teacher Education" will be held Oct. 9 at 3 p.m. in 101 Kennedy Hall.

Westheimer, who earned master's and doctoral degrees from Stanford University, won the Spencer Dissertation Fellowship for Education Research. He earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University.

A former New York City school teacher, Westheimer is the author of the forthcoming book Among Schoolteachers: Autonomy, Community and Ideology in Teachers' Work.

The Millman Promising Scholar Award, established by Cornell's education department last year to honor Cornell Professor Jason Millman, a nationally recognized authority in educational measurement, recognizes beginning scholars and brings them to campus to enrich the work of Cornell faculty, graduate students and local educational practitioners.